Natural History Wanderings

MSN reports

Softened by the humidity of the cave”, the corn-based snacks “formed the perfect environment” for fungi and microbial life, rangers said.

“Cave crickets, mites, spiders and flies soon organize into a temporary food web, dispersing the nutrients to the surrounding cave and formations,” rangers said. “Molds spread higher up the nearby surfaces, fruit, die and stink.”

Rangers spent 20 minutes cleaning up the mess and removing foreign molds from the cave.

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